The aim of this piece was to model the skills of analysis for a classic poem. The piece was written around the fifth week of a set of sessions on “Animalia Poetry”. I consider poetry to provide excellent opportunities for the development of both critical and creative skills, and through such activities with me students […]

Recently a student I was working with described a task they had at school in which they were to compose an essay that would compare a novel with a film. In my experience, students are often given such tasks to complete without either the lessons or insights into texts to do more than identify and […]

Statement of intention Title: A different perspective Form: Creative, reflective-narrative writing Audience: Readers of Holmesglen Homily – the student magazine of Holmesglen High School. As such the audience includes students and teachers, as well as the wider school community. Publication: Holmesglen Homily student magazine Prompt: Does every individual’s perception differ? In responding to the prompt […]